Out in the community? The StoryWalk® is an outdoor educational activity that places the pages from a children’s story along a walking route at a local park. Fun prompts build early literacy skills, combining the pleasure of reading with the benefits of learning and movement.
Monroe County StoryWalk® Locations and Stories
Flatwoods Park: 9499 Flatwoods Road, Gosport, in partnership with Monroe County Parks & Recreation
Current Story: Tidy by Emily Gravett
Rev. Ernest D. Butler Park: 812 W. 9th Street, Bloomington, in partnership with Bloomington Parks & Recreation
Current Story: One Is a Piñata: A Book of Numbers by Roseanne Thong
Along our StoryWalk® stops, you'll see icons for Talk, Sing, Read, Write, and Play with coordinating activity suggestions to help encourage the growth of early literacy skills.





The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT, and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. The Monroe County Public Library StoryWalk® is funded by the Friends of the Library Carol R. Nicholas Endowment for Strategic Initiatives.